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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section

Article R5146-1-1

An adaptation period of a maximum duration of one year is used to ensure the technical and administrative skills of the Agency's inspectors, mentioned in 1° of articles L. 5146-1 and L. 5146-2, and to…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Directors

Article R511-17

…52 apply within a credit institution or finance company that meets one of the following conditions:1° The balance sheet total, corporate or consolidated, exceeds fifteen billion euros for two consecu…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Directors

Article R533-18

…IV of article L. 533-26 apply within an investment firm that meets one of the following conditions:1° The balance sheet total, corporate or consolidated, exceeds fifteen billion euros for two consecu…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: The guarantee fund.

Article R334-15

…the classes referred to in 20 to 28 of Articles R. 321-1 of this Code, R. 211-2 of the Mutual Code and R. 931-2-1 of the Social Security Code is equal to one third of the minimum required solvency ma…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Urban solidarity and social cohesion grant.

Article D2334-4-1

…l entity that owns the property. It includes the following information: A.-General data concerning: 1° The owner: name or company name, common name, SIRET no.; 2° The manager: name or company name, co…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operating resources

Article R782-4

…subject to the adaptations mentioned in II, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table:A…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operating resources

Article R783-4

I. - The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia, subject to the adaptations mentioned in II, in the wording indicated in the ri…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Public service for validation of prior learning

Article L6411-2

…idation of prior learning mentioned in article L. 6411-1. The group contributes to informing people and guiding them in the organisation of their career. It also contributes to the promotion of the va…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L421-1

…ds de Garantie des Assurances Obligatoires de Dégât) compensates, under the conditions set out in 1 and 2 of this I, the victims or those entitled on behalf of the victims of losses resulting from an…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 4: Land

Article L4424-26-2

…etent to carry out, on behalf of the territorial collectivity of Corsica or any public person, all land or property acquisitions with a view to establishing land reserves pursuant to articles L. 221-1…

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